mal11@po.CWRU.Edu (Matthew A. Lewis) writes:
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>I was considering get a 256k cache for my i486-33 and I was wondering
>if anyone has had any problems with caches on these faster machine.
>I can't understand why there would be a hardware probelm depeendant
>upon software. The only problem I've ever had with a machine being TOO
>fast is playing video games :)

No problems here. Of course, I can't attest to any spped increase/decrease
with Linux, as I haven't bothered disabling the cache. For MS-DOG it is
definitely a help, tho.

It might not even be doing anything with Linux - would someone with more
info like to shed some light on this? Does the cache make enough of a 
difference to be worth having? I *can* compile the kernel in about 2-3mins,
but that may just speak for the 486-33 and quick (relatively) IDE drives.

As an side, though, I have an opportunity to trade some hardware that I
have (a 20mb hardcard, SVGA card and 12-1mbx9 SIMMS) for 4-4mb SIMMS. What
kind of a difference will I notice going from 8mb to 16mb (4 of the 1x9's
that I have are in a box because I only have 8 memory slots - woops!)?

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>MaThiEu a. LeWis   
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JMS

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